Union General Hospital

Hospital in Blairsville, GA, Medicare certification number 110051. CMS publishes 54 quality measures for it.

Medicare certification

Provider of Services

CCN: 110051The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier
Status: Active
Provider type: Hospital – Short-term
Listed by Care Compare as: Acute Care Hospitals
Ownership: Government - Local
Control type: Local
Participating since: Jul 1, 1966
Last certification: Jun 13, 2024
Beds: 45
Overall star rating: 3 of 5Care Compare
Most recent change of ownership: Jul 1, 1996 (1 total)
Address: 35 Hospital Road
Blairsville, GA 30512
(706) 745-2111

NPI records for this facility 1

Union County Hospital Authority
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Blairsville, GA
- NPI 1487684122
Medicare enrollment

Patient survey (HCAHPS) 9

Medicare Care Compare

Cleanliness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.3 (computed here)
- National average 3.44 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Communication about medicines - star rating Better3 of 5
- State average 2.46 (computed here)
- National average 2.71 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Discharge information - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 2.94 (computed here)
- National average 3.31 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Doctor communication - star rating As expected3 of 5
- State average 3.08 (computed here)
- National average 3.12 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Nurse communication - star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.2 (computed here)
- National average 3.43 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Overall hospital rating - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.27 (computed here)
- National average 3.29 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Quietness - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.77 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Recommend hospital - star rating Better4 of 5
- State average 3.6 (computed here)
- National average 3.64 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024
Summary star rating Worse3 of 5
- State average 3.15 (computed here)
- National average 3.27 (computed here)
- Period from 10/01/2024

Complications and deaths 17

Medicare Care Compare

Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate As expected1
- State average 1.07 (computed here)
- National average 1.06
- No different than the national rate
- 166 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite As expected0.92
- State average 1.07 (computed here)
- National average 1
- No different than the national value
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for COPD patients As expected7.6
- State average 8.69 (computed here)
- National average 8.6
- No different than the national rate
- 110 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for heart failure patients As expected11.1
- State average 10.84 (computed here)
- National average 11.1
- No different than the national rate
- 194 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for pneumonia patients As expected17.1
- State average 15.21 (computed here)
- National average 15.2
- No different than the national rate
- 267 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Death rate for stroke patients As expected11.7
- State average 12.45 (computed here)
- National average 11.9
- No different than the national rate
- 36 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate Worse5.2
- State average 4.08 (computed here)
- National average 3.9
- Worse than the national rate
- 967 patients
- Period from 07/01/2024
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate As expected0.2
- State average 0.22 (computed here)
- National average 0.21
- No different than the national rate
- 1,838 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate As expected0.26
- State average 0.28 (computed here)
- National average 0.27
- No different than the national rate
- 1,716 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate As expected3.53
- State average 3.81 (computed here)
- National average 3.52
- No different than the national rate
- 301 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate As expected1.66
- State average 1.8 (computed here)
- National average 1.67
- No different than the national rate
- 69 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate As expected2.27
- State average 2.36 (computed here)
- National average 2.34
- No different than the national rate
- 285 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative respiratory failure rate As expected8.78
- State average 10.26 (computed here)
- National average 9.42
- No different than the national rate
- 70 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative sepsis rate As expected5.08
- State average 5.77 (computed here)
- National average 5.27
- No different than the national rate
- 58 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate As expected1.74
- State average 1.74 (computed here)
- National average 1.77
- No different than the national rate
- 71 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pressure ulcer rate As expected0.44
- State average 0.68 (computed here)
- National average 0.63
- No different than the national rate
- 1,427 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients As expected3.9
- State average 4.65 (computed here)
- National average 4.1
- No different than the national rate
- 39 patients
- Period from 04/01/2023

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (3)

Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications — 1
Death rate for CABG surgery patients — 5
Death rate for heart attack patients — 1

Infections 2

Medicare Care Compare

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards) As expected0
- State average 0.39
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff) As expected0.4
- State average 0.26
- National average 1
- No different than national benchmark
- Period from 10/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (4)

Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards) — 13
MRSA Bacteremia — 13
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy — 13
SSI - Colon Surgery — 13

Outpatient imaging 2

Medicare Care Compare

Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material 7.7
- State average 5.62 (computed here)
- National average 5.83 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates 2
- State average 6.41 (computed here)
- National average 8.08 (computed here)
- Period from 07/01/2024

Spending per patient 1

Medicare Care Compare

Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary) 1.06
- State average 0.97
- National average 0.99 (computed here)
- Period from 01/01/2024

Timely and effective care 15

Medicare Care Compare

Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 2 72
- State average 92.46 (computed here)
- National average 92.79 (computed here)
- 25 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock 72
- State average 63
- National average 65
- 100 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 173
- State average 169
- National average 168
- 431 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better 391
- State average 322
- National average 287
- 26 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better 165
- State average 162
- National average 162
- 397 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients 100
- State average 89
- National average 93
- 210 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Head CT results 73
- State average 70
- National average 69
- 15 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination 49
- State average 76
- National average 78
- 1,148 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Left before being seen 1
- State average 2
- National average 2
- 26,468 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing 16
- State average 15
- National average 15
- 619 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle 83
- State average 73
- National average 73
- 30 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle 94
- State average 84
- National average 87
- 17 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle 81
- State average 80
- National average 81
- 100 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle 95
- State average 92
- National average 93
- 60 patients
- Period from 10/01/2024
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis 94
- State average 83.63 (computed here)
- National average 82.23 (computed here)
- 1,330 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (15)

Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter — 5
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better — 1
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy — 1
Emergency department volume — medium
Global Malnutrition Composite Score — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment — 5
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan — 5
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia — 5
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia — 5
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery — 5
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis — 5
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) — 1

Unplanned visits 8

Medicare Care Compare

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected20.9
- State average 21.19 (computed here)
- National average 21.3
- No different than the national rate
- 188 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Hospital return days for heart failure patients 38.8
- State average 12.52 (computed here)
- National average 4.02 (computed here)
- Average days per 100 discharges
- 196 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients 56.7
- State average 12.69 (computed here)
- National average 5.65 (computed here)
- More days than average per 100 discharges
- 269 patients
- Period from 07/01/2022
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate As expected17
- State average 17.41 (computed here)
- National average 17.3
- No different than the national rate
- 321 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement As expected5.6
- State average 5.93 (computed here)
- National average 5.8
- No different than the national rate
- 45 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients As expected19
- State average 19.84 (computed here)
- National average 20
- No different than the national rate
- 127 patients
- Period from 07/01/2023
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies) As expected14.5
- State average 12.97 (computed here)
- National average 13
- No different than the national rate
- 1,485 patients
- Period from 01/01/2022
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery As expected0.9
- State average 0.97 (computed here)
- National average 1.01 (computed here)
- No different than expected
- 489 patients
- Period from 01/01/2024

Measures CMS does not publish for this facility (6)

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate — 1
Hospital return days for heart attack patients — 1
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR) — 4
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy — 1
Rate of readmission for CABG — 5

Sources for this page

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NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification.

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